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Head of Girls’ PE

Head of Girls’ PE

Thomas More Catholic School

Purley, Surrey

Salary:
MPS/UPS (Outer London) + TLR 2b
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2023
Apply by:
9 December 2022

Job overview

The role

We are looking for a dynamic and hard-working Teacher of PE to join this popular and successful department.

You will be joining a team of enthusiastic teachers who provide an extensive curriculum programme, including GCSE, BTEC Level 2 and 3 PE, A Level PE, and the Sports Leaders’ Award, as well as a comprehensive range of after-school activities.

Our particular strengths in the Local Authority are football, athletics and netball, but the PE Department has also enjoyed success in volleyball at national and regional levels. An interest in netball, athletics and trampolining is desirable, although other specialisms are welcome. Thomas More has extensive sporting facilities, including its own swimming pool, extensive playing fields and a large Sports Hall.

Your main duties will include:

  • Ensuring maximum participation of all students in sport within the school and extra-curricular representative sport where all are valued, stretched and challenged to be active
  • Running the extra-curricular programme of sports activities and fixtures
  • Contributing to inter-school competitions, including sports day

About the school

This is an exciting time to join Thomas More Catholic School as we continue on our journey to outstanding. We are an above-national-average, popular 11–18 inclusive Catholic school situated in Purley. We pride ourselves on having excellent student leadership and high staff retention rates. We ensure that teaching and learning are of the highest quality; rigorous, challenging, differentiated and engaging. Our aim is for educational excellence in all areas.

What we can offer you

We have a strong focus on student and staff wellbeing, which is evident from the moment you step into our community. In return, we offer excellent professional development to help you further your career, as well as support and challenge from our highly strategic Senior Leadership Team to help you ‘Bring out the Best’ in our pupils and students. We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including:

  • Lunch provided in return for duties
  • A historic building in a beautiful setting, with multiple sports facilities and a swimming pool
  • A forward-thinking and vibrant place to work
  • High staff morale and a happy team culture amongst all staff
  • Free parking on-site. Situated a 10-minute walk from Purley train station with fast train links to Central London and the South East

How to apply

For more information about the school, please visit www.tmore.org.uk

Please note: you do not need to be Catholic to apply.

To apply, please click the apply button where you'll be able to complete our application form.

Closing date: Noon on Friday 9th December 2022

Interview date: To be decided upon shortlisting

We reserve the right to shortlist before the closing date.

The Governors of Thomas More Catholic School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The appointment is subject to the normal pre-employment clearances (e.g. satisfactory references, medical clearance and a satisfactory outcome to your Enhanced DBS Disclosure).

Attached documents

About Thomas More Catholic School

"I am very pleased, very proud and very happy to share the news with you that we are now an Ofsted rated Good School!

This is thrilling, well deserved and a wonderful testament to the hard work of everyone in our community.

It is a triumph of vision, commitment and perseverance in the things that really matter."

Mr N. Walters, Headteacher


Welcome to Thomas More Catholic School 

We are proud of our dynamic and vibrant school community. Our aim for our pupils is that they should learn about themselves , as they prepare for the challenges of the 21st Century, within a firm and secure Catholic faith foundation. We achieve this in a number of ways, both in and outside of the classroom. 

This is a school that seeks to develop academic, spiritual, sporting and creative opportunities for all pupils housed in an atmospheric Victorian building but supported by large grounds and our own brand new sports hall, swimming pool, and state of the art Design and Technology facilities and Science Laboratories.


Mission Statement 

TO CARE for, respect and value all people and our environment 

TO LEARN that justice and love are the foundations of our Faith. To make these the guiding principles of our community in its commitment to academic excellence and personal integrity 

TO ACHIEVE beyond our expectation, creating challenging opportunities which take us all confidently into the 21st Century. It is our aim that all members of the school community should: 

  • Actively encourage and expect the highest standard of teaching and learning for every child. 
  • Work in partnership with parents and the community including local parishes, effectively deploying resources; 
  • Care for others while taking full responsibility for achieving excellence. 


About our School 

Thomas More Catholic School exists to provide an academic, spiritual, sporting, creative and inclusive education for all of the children who attend our school. The school is underpinned by gospel values such as love, faith, charity and hope and the greatest of these is always love – of Jesus Christ our Lord, of one another and oneself. The school is attended by children between the ages of 11 and 19 years. A school and orphanage was opened on this site in 1868 with the Catholic Church opening the school as we now know it in 1962. We have about 850 children on roll. 

Thomas More Catholic School is set on an extensive site with an atmospheric older building and extensive grounds which are used for our sporting activities. Our facilities are hired by the local community in the evenings and weekends (the swimming pool and sports hall are used by local swimming clubs and sports clubs) and our football pitches are hired for Sunday morning football. We also share the grounds with one of our feeder primary schools, Margaret Roper Primary School.


School Ethos and Values 

At Thomas More Catholic School we feel that young children learn best when: 

  • The quality of relationships is good and children are happy and secure. 
  • They know they are respected and valued for who they are. 
  • The best quality teachers, material and resources are employed. 
  • Teaching is purposeful and focused, meeting individual needs. 
  • Teachers and parents work in partnership and mutual support. 
  • Learning is underpinned by strong gospel and Catholic values. 
  • Learning is set within a framework of good behaviour 
  • Expectations and standards are high in order to achieve excellence. 
  • They have many and varied opportunities to explore academic, sporting, spiritual and creative skills and abilities concepts, knowledge and skills are taught within meaningful contexts. 
  • Learning is enjoyable because it includes first hand, creative and practical experiences, within a stimulating environment. 
  • They have opportunities to collaborate with others. 
  • They are encouraged to investigate and think for themselves, becoming independent learners 
  • They are enabled to be supported in their faith journey 
  • When they acknowledge that God is present in their lives 
  • They take responsibility for their learning outcomes. 


At Thomas More Catholic School we aim to foster a caring community in which each individual is valued for who they are and we celebrate each child’s strengths. We encourage mutual respect regardless of race, religion or ability. Children are given opportunities to take on roles of responsibility within the school community and the expectations increase through the key stage. 

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